Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Gallegos, Romulo, 1884-1969

Gallegos, Romulo, 1884-1969

Truman and Gallegos at airport

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) at a podium at the airport where President Gallegos has just arrived for a visit. The presidential airplane the "Independence" is in the background. Admiral William Leahy is to the left of the podium. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman greets President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela

President Harry S. Truman, behind the podium, addresses a crowd on hand to greet President Romulo Gallegos (at President Truman's right) of Venezuela, upon his arrival at Washington National Airport aboard the Independence. The Venezuelan Chief Executive will accompany President Truman Sunday morning to Bolivar, Missouri, where a statue of Simon Bolivar, the father of his country, will be unveiled. (See also 73-2650 thru 2662.) From: Papers of Harry W. Frantz, Box 5, Folder "Aut 48"